Environment

Is fur a ‘green’ option?

Many of the terms commonly employed by the fur industry are neither well defined nor regulated under the law. Canada’s Competition Act does not specifically restrict the use of terms like “environmentally friendly”.

Blog - Tag: wolverine

The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has responded to questions raised by The Fur-Bearers in our blog last week, “ Rare animals killed in Ontario should be more than anecdotes in media .” Here’s what they said: Q: Verification that trapping/killing of a wolverine is not against regulations...

A cougar, an endangered animal in Ontario , and one rarely seen, was found dead in a snowbank . A wolverine, a threatened animal in Ontario , and one rarely seen, was found dead in a trap . In reports of both finds, however, the deaths of these animals were...

We all love wolverines – but how many of them are there in Canada? Do they travel outside the protected areas they inhabit, like Kootney National Park? How much of an impact are we having on their life cycles? And is their future secure? These are some of the questions...

If you’ve been an unbeliever, your time is up. A group of scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California have definitively shown that carbon dioxide is warming the planet, reports the Seattle Times . “We have known for decades that there must be an effect, but getting...

It’s of little surprise, but now there’s data to back up our claim: our government is failing animals. The CBC has reported that a new study shows 86 per cent of legally protected species are “[maintaining] the same level of risk or have deteriorated over time.” The article also outlines...

The climate of Earth is changing. There is absolutely no doubt about that . We know a great deal, in fact, about the specificities as to how, when, where and why it’s changing. But for US Wildlife officials, that’s apparently not enough to protect the future of endangered or at-risk...